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  • Great review and impeccable write-up Sunny. Seems the whole xbhp family has fallen in love with the Duke 200. And why not. The bike indeed is awesome. The seat looks rather puny though. How comfortable it will be for getting Leh'd with a pillion? I'm 6'2" and I'm quite unsure if the Duke will be really comfortable for me.
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    • Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post
      As far as CBR is concerned, it still has a better top end, but owners are getting critical about it (bad paint quality, bad handling, average braking, etc, etc.).
      CBR will definitely have a much better top end and better cruising ability on the highway. No doubt about that

      Originally posted by HarishK View Post
      Arre bhai, Mileage kya hai?
      A full review later will answer your query

      Originally posted by vrugonnab View Post
      Disappointments : top end less than P220??
      Both might have the similar top speed. Can't comment it with surity. Only time will tell.
      Duke 200 is not about the top speed that it achieves

      Originally posted by nagoo View Post
      may be the performance comparing with CBR and R15 is not justice as all of them different purpose and sections, but its really a true effort to show the best in each bike ..thank u for that.
      Th performance numbers were shared during the Duke presentation so to make the review wholesome we shared the stats with xBhpians.

      Please Note:
      This is my understanding of the comparison chart shown by Bajaj: The reason why the number are compared with R15 and CBR is because these are the top of the line performance products currently offered in India and like it or not although the bikes are different in many aspects they are going to fight in a similar space.
      Last edited by MG; 12-08-2011, 10:37 AM.
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      • Great pictures there Sunny. excellent review as well.

        While reading the review, I got stuck at this line.....

        Originally posted by Sunny View Post
        Perhaps soon we shall see a Ducati Monster 250 and a BMW S250R, soon!
        Just a prediction or a fact?
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        • Originally posted by nelson_sanjoy1 View Post
          - torque ( Needed for touring with luggage)
          - top end (for that open road burst and )
          - Would need more than 91 RON because of compression ratio
          Pillion seat lenght is small so putting a saddle bag will not be that easy

          Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
          i want to see how it looks when there is a pillion along with the rider.
          The pillion seat is small so we need to check how it fares when a pillion seats for a longer period of time.

          Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
          hey, which bike model was used for knee knockdown.
          KTM RC8

          Originally posted by vrugonnab View Post
          Certainly disappointed with top speed number, but hey.. how many bikes can touch rev limiter in top gear?? that is surely fun.
          As I mentioned earlier this bike is not about top speed. This is naked hooligan so more of a city guy that a highway mile muncher. And don't forget the quality of the product that has been used in this product.
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          • Originally posted by sheelpriye
            As part of responsible journalism, a disclaimer should have been put up when review was made on-line.
            Read again - all the posts.

            @All:

            Here is MG on the bike, guess who is the real Hooligan here



            We will be updating the review throughout the day, stay tuned.
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            • Thanks for review, much appreciated. All the pics of uploaded are of Right profile. Can you post s left profile pic of the bike?
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              • Originally posted by Sunny View Post
                Read again - all the posts.
                PLEASE NOTE: We forgot to add this initially but all the graphs and figures you see below are taken from Bajaj presentations given at the preview.


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                Last edited by sheelpriye; 12-15-2011, 09:10 PM.

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                • Woh woh woh woh!!

                  Stop it!!

                  This is gonna be my second ride along with R15 V2.0

                  Killer performance! Awesome looks!

                  Great Review!
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                  • Originally posted by hirenmistry View Post
                    Thanks for review, much appreciated. All the pics of uploaded are of Right profile. Can you post s left profile pic of the bike?
                    Here is the left profile, also added in the review:

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                    • EXCELLENT review n photos brothers thanks a ton.u ve tried Panigale video ? I thought they ve used vfx . .
                      Last edited by deepan 63; 12-10-2011, 08:29 AM.
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                      • Amazing review .....loved it
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                        • Very good bike for street use.Great review too...Ktm 200 Fastest bike below 250cc capacity in India..... but Performance figures of CBR is given Wrong by Bajaj
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                          • Originally posted by MG View Post
                            A full review later will answer your query

                            and i thought this was as full as it can get bring it ON!
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                            • One question is still unanswered. What colors will we have duke in, in India? Apart from orange, I think black will also come. I'm wising for grey theme as on KTM stunt 125.
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                              • Wow......................just awesome review and awesome bike. You guys rocksssssss, and will this color here in INDIA???? eh?


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